VOV.VN - Despite numerous enduring difficulties caused by the prolonged COVID-19 outbreak, Vietnam has managed to secure a GDP growth rate of 2.58% this year, beating off recent projections by the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.

Vietnam was named among the world’s top 20 host economies for foreign direct investment for the first time in 2020 with an inflow of US$16 billion.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son is taking part in the 15th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 15) held from October 3 to 7.

VOV.VN - There will be eight groups of tasks and solutions to support economic recovery and development, with a particular focus on maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, supporting businesses, and stimulating consumption demand.

The global tourism, including Vietnam, is facing the toughest period due to complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic with the appearance of new variants.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recently entered the top 20 countries globally in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction after recording US$16 billion last year, as stated within the World Investment Report 2021 released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Vietnamese Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai has been elected as vice chairperson and rapporteur of a meeting of the Intergovernmental Group of Experts of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva.

VOV.VN - Vietnam supports the role of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in supporting developing nations, including Vietnam, to promote trade and sustainable development, and reduce impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and improve capacity towards green and sustainable development.

Ambassadors from G77 and China to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva had an online meeting with Isabelle Durant, new Acting Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), to exchange their viewpoints and show their priorities and expectations to the UNCTAD ahead of its 15th session, slated for October in Barbados.